Job 7
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Berean Study BibleNew American Standard Bible 1995
1“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?1"Is not man forced to labor on earth, And are not his days like the days of a hired man?
2Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.2"As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,
3So I am allotted months of futility, and nights of misery are appointed me.3So am I allotted months of vanity, And nights of trouble are appointed me.
4When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.4"When I lie down I say, 'When shall I arise?' But the night continues, And I am continually tossing until dawn.
5My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.5"My flesh is clothed with worms and a crust of dirt, My skin hardens and runs.
6My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.6"My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And come to an end without hope.
7Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness.7"Remember that my life is but breath; My eye will not again see good.
8The eye that beholds me will no longer see me. You will look for me, but I will be no more.8"The eye of him who sees me will behold me no longer; Your eyes will be on me, but I will not be.
9As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so he who goes down to Sheol does not come back up.9"When a cloud vanishes, it is gone, So he who goes down to Sheol does not come up.
10He never returns to his house; his place remembers him no more.10"He will not return again to his house, Nor will his place know him anymore.
11Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.11"Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?12"Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me?
13When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,13"If I say, 'My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,'
14then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,14Then You frighten me with dreams And terrify me by visions;
15so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body.15So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pains.
16I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.16"I waste away; I will not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
17What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,17"What is man that You magnify him, And that You are concerned about him,
18that You attend to him every morning, and test him every moment?18That You examine him every morning And try him every moment?
19Will You never look away from me, or leave me alone to swallow my spittle?19"Will You never turn Your gaze away from me, Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?
20If I have sinned, what have I done to You, O watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your target, so that I am a burden to You?20"Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target, So that I am a burden to myself?
21Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”21"Why then do You not pardon my transgression And take away my iniquity? For now I will lie down in the dust; And You will seek me, but I will not be."
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